Record ID: SUR-D531EA
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axe dating to the late Bronze Age  (1100 BC - 800 BC), comprising a corner of the socket. The profile of the socket appears subrectangular and is surrounded by a thick rim with a moulded collar 9.6mm thick which has a triangular cross section. A side loop, 19mm in length, is present on the remaining portion of the side of the axehead and there is a visible casting seam running along it, from the rim to the break.
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: NLM-8CBDE6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy socketed axe fragment. Cast corner from the mouth of a socketed axe-head, with a rounded rib passing round the outside of the mouth of the socket; fiercely abraded. What remains indicates a squarish socket in excess of 11.5mm by 21mm. Suggested date: Late Bronze Age, 1000-800 BC Length (along axehead): 20.5mm, Height: 28.8mm, Thickness: 5.4mm, Weight: 18.34gms
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-819328
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged cast copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date. It is broadly rectangular in plan, flaring in width towards the crescentic and enclosed cutting edge. At the other end to the cutting edge the socket has been bent inwards. This gives the axehead a flat rectangular profile. The mouth of the socket has one large moulded transverse rib. The sides of the outer edge of the axe have vertical casting seams on them. A small integrally cast D-shaped loop is fixed on to the side and extends from just below the moulded rib on one side of the axe. The socketed end of the axehe…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
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Record ID: SUR-7531C6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date (c 1000 - 800 BC) corresponding to the Ewert Park metalworking phase (Needham’s (1996) Period 7). The surviving portion of the axehead is 53mm in width and 43.9mm in length, comprising the front end which has a flared, semi circular blade, with pointed ends. There is no evidence of any decoration or casting seams; however most of the original surface has been lost to corrosion. The break across the axehead reveals the interior to be hollow and the cross section to be of a sub rectangular shape.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
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Record ID: SUR-3A45D4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date (c 1000 - 800 BC) corresponding to the Ewert Park metalworking phase (Needham’s (1996) Period 7). The surviving portion of the axehead is 47.4mm in width and 32.7mm in length, comprising the front end which has a flared, semi circular blade, with pointed, almost hooked ends. The sides of the axehead have smoothed off casting seams. There is no evidence of any other decoration to either face. The break across the axehead reveals the interior to be hollow and the cross section to be of a su…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2023
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Record ID: SUR-CC6598
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily abraded cast copper fragment from the socket of a late Bronze Age (c. 1100-800 BC) socketed axehead of uncertain type. The fragment in 27.9mm in length and comprises part of one lateral side of the socket, with a prominant casting ridge along the side and a corner suggesting that the socket had a sub rectangular shape.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: WILT-EE95C2
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze age copper alloy socketed axehead, probably dating to c. 1000-800 BC. It is part of the mouth and a small section of the body of the axe. All else is missing. There are early breaks on all sides except the lower part of the mouth.  It appears to be part of the lower thickness of the axehead which appears to have had a sub rectangular mouth. A slight casting seam can be seen on one surface (the lower edge), starting at the mouth and running over a well defined mouth moulding towards the blade end. On what would have been the right cheek (facing from the …
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2022
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Record ID: HAMP-DEA849
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date. The find comprises a portion of the mouth, the complete loop, and a portion of the body with traces of three moulded ribs. The 'inside' of the axe has a rough appearance. Apart from the mouth all edges are heavily abraded and patinated in the same dark green as the other surfaces. In places this patination is now missing to reveal a paler light green surface. This is most evident on the reverse break of the body, perhaps suggesting more recent damage by plough or at the time of discovery. It is possible t…
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: HAMP-7C626A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the socket from a cast copper alloy socketed axe dating to the late Bronze Age  (1100 BC -800 BC), 26.2mm in length, comprising a corner of the socket. The profile of the socket appears hexagonal. There are breaks to all sides of the fragment, so nothing from the rim or blade remains.
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: SUR-9343DD
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy fragment, probably from the butt end of an early to middle Bronze Age copper alloy flanged or palstave axehead. The side profile tapers to the rear edge, which is straight, with rounded corners.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: KENT-143A25
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper-alloy bronze age object, probably South Eastern type socketed axehead, dating to the period c.1000 - 800BC. Description: The fragment is roughly L-shaped in profile, with the surviving outside edges being heavily polished and slightly convex. This latter point suggests it represents part of the body of the axehead. The internal sides is unfinished and rough, with swelling towards the centre slightly. It is noticeable that the fragment's walls are impractically thin. It has a very dark-grey green patination. Measurements: Height 31.76mm, Width 50.49…
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-EE5F53
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of indeterminate type probably of Ewart Park metalworking Industry, dated to c. 950 – 750BC but possibly of Wilburton-Wallington through to Llyn Fawr Industries, dating to c. 1,150 – 600BC The axe is represented by one corner of the blade (with a surviving length of 20.0mm, a surviving blade width of 28.8mm and a weight of 13.1g). The axe has broken in antiquity, at a position just above the base of the socket (with a surviving depth of 6mm, where the axe has a thickness of 9.9mm, the faces have a thickness of 2.8mm and the side if 5.5mm thick). A…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: KENT-B39759
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A mouth fragment of cast copper-alloy socketed axe, dating to the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age c. 1000 - 700 BC. Description: The triangular fragment represents part of the socketed end of the axe head and is unevenly shaped. Part of the rimmed collar for the socket remains. The fragment is slightly curved. Both the internal or external surface are rough and pitted, some of this is down to lack of finishing and some due to corrosion. It has a mottled dark-light green patina. Measurements: 26.01mm long, 24.81mm wide., 8.28mm thick and 9.95g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: SUR-BCD366
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axe dating to the late Bronze Age to early Iron Age (800 BC -700 BC) comprising a corner of the socket rim. The rim is 5.2mm thick with a moulded collar on the outer surface which is 12.9mm wide. There is a prominent casting seam evident down the mid part of one side.
Created on: Tuesday 18th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
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Record ID: HAMP-5DDA0D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Late Bronze Age (1150-800 BC) socketed axehead, consisting of the cutting edge only and broken at the very end of the socket. The cutting edge is curved and the 'corners' of it splayed. Both faces are heavily pitted and a bluey-green in colour. The base of the socket measures 28.6mm in length and 1.5mm in width at the worn break, which shows a lentoid or elongated pointed-oval cross-section. The fragment measures 19.8mm in length, 49.8mm in max.width, 8.9mm in max.thickness (at the break), 1.3mm in min.thickness (at the cutting edge) and weighs 29.38g.
Created on: Monday 20th January 2020
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: KENT-F19059
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn fragment of cast Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe head, probably dating to 1100-800 BC. Description: The fragment represents part of the blade end of the long rectangular socketed body of the axehead. No edge remains in tact so over all shape is based on known more complete examples. The blade runs in a very shallow convex curve and is heavily abraded, the blade tips likely flared slightly outwards. The surviving cross section of the socket is sub-oval. The remaining body appears to be undecorated although with such little remaining it is not possible to b…
Created on: Wednesday 15th January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: BERK-897467
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy possible unusually looped socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800BC ), , probably of Ewart Park Metalwork assemblage (pers.comm Dot Boughton 2019). The socket end is square in shape, measuring 25mm by 29mm. On the upper and lower surface there is a raised casting flash, following a seam along the length of the object. The object narrows from 30.7mm to 18.6mm in width where it terminates in a rectangular break measuring 18.6mm x 11.5mm. To one of the sides, just below the mouth, is a 22.1mm long loop. The object has a dark green patina…
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd April 2022
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Record ID: BUC-82C753
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a possible socketed axehead, possibly dating to the Late Bronze Age c.1000 - 800 BC). The fragment is triangular in shape and has a smooth rounded and curved edge which may have been part of the mouth of the socketed axehead. One rib is visible on the surface in the form of a moulded vertical line. The outer edges are jagged from where the fragment has broken off. The fragment is 25.6mm in length, 18.9mm in width, 4.3mm maximum thickness, and weighs 5.60g.
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: SOM-59DCB8
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2017 T609: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: Two fragments from a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead, comprising of one corner of the socket mouth and the loop. The former is a sub-triangular fragment, transversely convex and with a rounded collar on its original edge. The loop consists of a small bar of copper alloy, D-shaped in cross section and with a C-shaped curve. The fragments are highly abraded, with no fresh breaks. I Dimensions: The socket-fragment is 19.1mm in length, 27.2mm in width and 5.2mm thick; it weighs 8.06g. The loop-fragmen…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kimpton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1D410E
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy looped and socketed axe dating to c 1000-800 BC. The fragment comprises a section of the blade. The fragment comprises part of the corner of the blade. There are two a sub-rectangular plates which meet at right-angles. The plates flare gradually. The patina is mid green. The fragment weighs 2.54g and measures 12.4mm in length, 11.87mm in width and 2.54mm in thickness.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rockbourne', grid reference and parish protected.